The Oakland Raiders have been cast as villains over the years, but their current star quarterback, Derek Carr, just doesn't fit the role.
He's too nice.
Local DJ and music producer Ron Reeser told
Bill Williamson of All.22 that he was driving through Dublin on Tuesday when he ran out of gas. He had a gas can and was about to hike to the nearest filling station when a black SUV pulled up.
"The man asked me if everything was OK," Reeser told Williamson. "I said I ran out of gas. He said, 'Hop in, I'll take you.'"
The man asked what he did for a living, and Reeser told him he was in the music business. After they talked about music for a while, Reeser asked what the good Samaritan did.
"He says 'I play football and is heavily into God and wants to become a pastor some day when he retires," Reeser said. After arriving at the gas station, Reeser filled up his can and got back into the SUV for a ride back to his car.
At this point, Reeser, a life-long 49ers fan, still had no idea who was giving him a lift. He told Williamson the following:
"He said he was a quarterback; I thought he was a college quarterback. I asked him what string he was. He said 'first string.' I asked him his favorite team. He said, 'I may be biased, but the Raiders because I play for them.' I looked at him and said, 'Wait' ... and I asked him his name. He said 'Derek Carr.'
"He couldn't have been more down to earth. He was wearing a hat and basketball shorts. I had no idea. He was just driving by and helped. It really made me feel good that there are good people still out there doing nice things for people."
Reeser said that before they parted company, Carr asked if he could pray for him. He then put his hand on Reeser's shoulder and prayed.
'It was such an empowering moment," Reeser told Williamson. "It's just not something I expected to happen after running out of gas. Some of the people I've told about it said maybe it was a sign to help me restore my faith in people doing the right thing."
